What Is a Private Investigator?

A private investigator (aka, private detective, PI, or private eye) is a person hired by an individual or a group to investigate a wide variety of cases. While many private investigators work for insurance companies to uncover potential cases of fraud, private investigators can also work for attorneys in civil cases, for example.

Before no-fault divorce was introduced, many private investigators were hired to search for evidence of adultery or other unethical, “bad” conduct to grant grounds for a divorce. While this type of evidence is no longer needed in most jurisdictions to proceed with a divorce, it still remains one of the most profitable activities for a private investigator because the stakes being fought for in a divorce can be quite high, including child custody, alimony, and marital property.

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